Part Two: The Classes Of Information That We Hold

12. Human Resources

Key Areas of Responsibility
Overall responsibility for human resources lies with the HR Director, Ken Hutchinson. The Director of Human Resources is responsible for human resource services, occupational health and the training and development needs of the Trust.

Policies
There are a significant number of HR policies and procedures, which are advised to all staff at their induction. More details are available from the Publication Scheme Co-coordinator

Communicating with Staff
The majority of these policies have been developed in consultation with our staff through Joint Consultation and Negotiating Committee, one of the formal mechanisms through which we communicate with our staff. More details of these meetings are available from the Publication Scheme Co-ordinator.

We also communicate with staff through a two-monthly newsletter and a series of formal and informal briefings at locality, service and team levels. Staff are also involved in the internal working groups of the Trust at all levels.

Communication Forum
A forum has been established to look at all aspects of communication within the Trust.

Improving Working Lives
The Trust was successful in achieving Improving Working Lives Practice Standard and is on going in its commitment to improving work life balance for all staff. The IWL Steering group and 8 associated forums are facilitated by Wendy Godwin, the Improving Working Lives Facilitator'
Email: [email protected]

Diversity and Equality
The Trust looks at all aspects of diversity and equality and has produced a race equality scheme, which covers both service provision and staff employment issues.

Paying our Staff
The physical process of paying our staff is contracted out to Payroll Services at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust. The majority of staff who have pensions are contracted in to the NHS Pensions Agency (www.nhspa.gov.uk).

Recruitment and Retention
The Trust has an in-house personnel team who deal with recruitment and retention.

Workforce Development Confederation
The Trust is linked to the Birmingham and The Black Country Workforce Development Confederation, contact details can be found at www.wmcconfed.nhs.uk The Human Resources Director, Ken Hutchinson, is the designated link with the Birmingham and The Black Country Workforce Development Confederation from the Trust.

Training and Development
Training & Development Manager, Heather Rees, and Training Manager, Sara Brown, have responsibility for the development of the training and development needs for the Trust.

Key Contacts

Other sections

1. About the Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust
2. Who we are
3. Financial and Funding Information
4. Corporate Information
5. Aims, Targets and Achievements
6. Our Services
7. Reports and Independent Enquiries
8. Policies and Procedures
9. Public Involvement and Consultation
10. Regular Publications and Information for the Public
11. Complaints
12. Human Resources
13. Communications with the Press and Media Releases
14. Environmental Information
15. This Publication Scheme

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